| Blues for Dracula | ||||
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| Released | 1958 | |||
| Recorded | September 17, 1958 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 42:31 | |||
| Label | Riverside RLP 12-282 | |||
| Producer | Orrin Keepnews | |||
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Blues for Dracula is the debut album by American jazz drummer Philly Joe Jones which was recorded in 1958 for the Riverside label. [1]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow described it as a "worthwhile but not overly essential release". [2] It features Jones's vocal impersonation of Bela Lugosi. [5] The album "became an instant classic thanks to the title track." [6]
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